Latest Cannes News – Page 16
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NewsEuropean Film Promotion elects new board of directors
New board members include execs from Flanders Image and the Slovak Film Institute.
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News‘Fallen Leaves’ snatches top spot on Screen’s Cannes jury grid; ‘Club Zero’ struggles
Aki Kaurismaki’s latest is the new leader on the grid with a 3.2 average.
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NewsNetflix strikes $11m domestic deal for Todd Haynes’ Cannes title ‘May December’
The psychological drama stars Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman.
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NewsNeon acquires Justine Triet’s Cannes competition entry ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’
Justine Triet’s film stars Sandra Hüller.
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NewsNuri Bilge Ceylan’s Cannes title ‘About Dry Grasses’ picked up for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
The film is Picturehouse Entertainment’s second acquisition at the Cannes Film Festival.
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NewsBFI, Diversity In Cannes reflect on Black women in film programme: “This has to happen again”
The BFI teamed up with Yolonda Brinkley’s Diversity In Cannes to launch a programme of events to build creative and financial partnerships for Black women in film.
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NewsCircle Women Doc Accelerator reveals 10 participants (exclusive)
The first part will take place on the Greek island of Evia in June.
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NewsKorean drama ‘Hopeless’ lands Asia, Europe sales ahead of Cannes premiere (exclusive)
Kim Chang-hoon’s feature directorial debut plays in Un Certain Regard.
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News‘Mapantsula’ restoration goes to Film Movement for North America (exclusive)
The anti-apartheid South African drama premiered 35 years ago at Cannes.
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News“It’s really tough”: producers and financiers debate future of independent film at Cannes’ Investors Circle
Panellists cite slowdown in streamer investment and difficulties in attracting audiences to cinemas.
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NewsJustine Triet’s ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ joins ‘May December’ at top of Screen’s Cannes jury grid
‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ scored a 3 average while ‘Firebrand’ also landed on the grid on 1.8
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NewsJude Law on the perfume he wore to ensure he “smelt awful” as Henry VIII in ‘Firebrand’
Specially-made scent was constructed of ”puss, blood, faecal matter and sweat” said the actor.
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NewsUTA to duet with Playtime on ‘Monsieur Aznavour’ starring Tahar Rahim (exclusive)
The €26m production starts principal photography on May 30 in the Paris region.
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NewsUS indie projects eyeing European shoots as threat of strike escalation looms large
“Distributors are getting concerned about supply,” said one sales exec.
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NewsRamfis Productions readies feature version of ‘Ricky’ with WME (exclusive)
The company’s new feature Ricky, directed by Rashad Frett, is building on the short of the same name that premiered at Sundance 2023.
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NewsChile’s Antonia Zegers to star in Belén Funes’ ’The Turtles’ (exclusive)
Shooting is scheduled to begin at the end of this year.
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News101 Films International adds Isaiah Washington’s ‘Corsicana’ to Cannes market slate (exclusive)
Source: 101 Films International Isaiah Washington 101 Films International has picked up worldwide sales rights on Western thriller Corsicana, written, directed by and starring Isaiah Washington. The completed film stars Washington as deputy US marshal Bass Reeves, a real-life Black cowboy tracking a gang of killers to ...
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NewsBFI’s Mia Bays, Ama Ampadu and Louise Ortega to explore restructured Filmmaking Fund at Cannes’ UK Pavilion
Taking part will be Mia Bays, director of the BFI National Lottery Filmmaking Fund and Ama Ampadu and Louise Ortega, the fund’s senior production and production executives.
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NewsUK producers call for more support to be able to work with local talent
“We’re the ones making work for actors and everybody,’” said Anna Griffin at a BFI / Screen panel in Cannes.